Mezzanine Gallery

CITY OF BELONGING

In collaboration with the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement

A City of Belonging is more than just a place. It's a community where immigrants and newcomers feel welcomed, respected, and valued, regardless of background or origin. It prioritizes diversity, equity, and social cohesion. It's a home where immigrants can thrive and fully participate in all aspects of life.

The Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) proclaims 2025 as the Year of Belonging, with the City of Belonging campaign launch. MOIA will integrate its goals to create a more inclusive Boston while addressing pressing challenges such as public sentiment and policy shifts on immigration, rallying support for immigrant communities, empowering resilience, and inspiring action with its You Belong Here poster campaign—uplifting Mayor Michelle Wu’s vision to make Boston a home for everyone.

This series of posters creates a strong dialogue with Yu-Wen Wu's long-term installation “We Belong.” In LED neon, the work forms the text “We Belong—here—together—guided by the same stars in a circular format, with an underlying constellation of individual LEDs that map and connect Boston’s neighborhoods.” 

This exhibition transforms the Mezzanine space to speak to everyone in Boston in their native language to remind them that they, too, belong.

To learn more about this project, contact the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement at immigrantadvancement@boston.gov or visit boston.gov/belonging.